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6 performances | Feb. 26 & 27 and Mar. 5 & 6 at 8 p.m. | Feb. 28 and Mar. 7 at 2 p.m. **Part of the VLOC 2026-2027 Subscription Series Set in Paris at the turn of the twentieth century, the plot centers on a young woman of great wealth who has recently been widowed. Her...
6 performances | June 11, 12, 18 & 19 at 8 p.m. | June 13 & 20 at 2 p.m. **Part of VLOC's 2026-2027 Subscription Series Gilbert & Sullivan's delightfully chaotic comic opera brimming with lovesick pirates, bumbling officers of the law, wild escapades, and wonderfully absurd...
In August of 1963, sheltered Jewish teenager Frances 'Baby' Houseman (Annalese Starzec) arrives at the Catskills resort Kellerman's with her father Jake (Bryan Fenkart), a successful doctor, mother Marjorie (Gina Lamparella) and her more worldly older sister Lisa (Lily Kren).…
While perhaps falling short of the wit and sophistication of the Stage Guild’s usual productions, Sleepy Hollow promises an entertaining seasonal treat for all ages.…
This funny and moving play by Sanaz Toossi about the friendship of five young women in Iran during the late twentieth century revolution, plays through November 1 at Studio Theatre and is a poignant reminder of our universal humanity.…
Of the many fine elements in Folger Theatre's Measure for Measure, directed by Psalmayene 24, the A number one greatest absolute top is Renea S. Brown's performance as Isabella. Brown has already earned a small pile of Helen Hayes Awards, but not for Shakespeare. …
The world premiere of Body Language (the one-person show presented at The Writer’s Center by Proud of You Productions) is transformative and therapeutic theatre at its best. Often, solo shows can become unduly victimizing and self-serving, but this gem of a solo show goes beyond niche, insular tro…
When 5 year old Yasmin Elhady arrived in America around 1990 with her Libyan and Egyptian Muslim parents, a Catholic charity staffed by nuns helped the family settle in. Elhady had seen plenty of women wearing similar clothing as a toddler in Egypt, so she felt right at home.…
Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) returned to DC this weekend for a three-performance engagement co-presented by Washington Performing Arts at The National Theatre.…
What did our critic think of SOME LIKE IT HOT at Olney Theatre Center? Traditionally, I would start with some kind of introduction that would quickly preview Olney Theatre Center’s regional premiere of SOME LIKE IT HOT. I’d like to do something different and start by pulling focus to the fact th…
The Second Best School Shooting at NextStop Theatre asks a brutal question: what happens to grief when the next tragedy comes along and steals the focus? The show is riveting, thought-provoking and not to be missed.…
Come From Away at Ford’s Theatre recounts one such echo on that fateful day in Newfoundland, Canada – the northeast tip of North America. Digging into a vast array of individual stories from the day, this production is equal parts moving, humanizing, and at times even humorous.…
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Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center (10/09-10/18) |
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Special Event: ARTS By George!: Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra Center for the Arts (10/03-10/03) |
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The Score Shakespeare Theatre Company (9/11-10/25) |
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The Second-Best School Shooting NextStop Theatre (9/17-10/11) |
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Coming to America: An Immigrant Cabaret ExPats Theatre (9/30-10/18) |
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Monsters of the Villa Diodati Creative Cauldron (10/08-11/01) |
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Some Like It Hot Bernard Family Theatre, Olney Theatre Center (9/18-11/08) |
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Stonewall's Bust The Writers Center (10/09-10/25) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) National Theatre (12/15-2/07) |
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Disney Frozen the Broadway Musical Disney Frozen the Broadway Musical (11/20-11/29) |
